What are compulsory purchase and statutory rights?
This is when central government, a local authority or a private company has the legal right to buy or take rights over your property if it falls within a public or private development project. Such projects range from large scale airport expansions through to smaller scale expansions of sewer, water or gas pipelines. In all cases, owners and occupiers directly affected by a project are served ‘notice’, and will be offered ‘compensation’ to reflect the losses and disturbance caused by a compulsory purchase or a ‘statutory’ scheme. Notices Authorities wishing to acquire land or rights by compulsory purchase have to serve each individual who will be affected with a notice stating the effects of the scheme. This includes landowners, tenants, occupiers, nearby residents, and so on. The notice will state a period of time within which people can object to the scheme. The period must be at least 21 days from the date the notice is served. Objections Objections need to be submitted, in writing,
